Dipti D. Kamath

Dr. Dipti Kamath is an R&D Associate Staff Member in the Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis Group at ORNL. At ORNL, Dipti works on the techno-economic and life cycle assessment of emerging technologies for industrial transformation, especially for the pulp and paper sector. She also serves as a Technical Account Manager for the DOE Better Plants program. Dipti’s research interest has been in sustainable energy systems, material efficiency, and alternative fuels. Dipti received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering with dual major in Environmental Science & Policy from Michigan State University; she received a Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from the University of Calicut.

Technical Expertise/ Research Interests

• Life cycle assessment
• Techno-economic analysis
• System dynamics
• Industrial workforce development
• Energy-Intensive Industries: pulp & paper sector

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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

[1] Kamath, D., Zhao, X., Armstrong, K.O., Bran Anleu, P., Sun, H., Uría-Martínez, R., and Paranthaman, P., 2025. “Towards low-carbon low-energy concrete alternatives: Life cycle assessment of carbonated cementitious material-based precast panels.” Science of the Total Environment 976 (2025) 
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179279

[2] Price, C., Armstrong, K.O., Kamath, D., Nimbalkar, S.U., Cresko, J. “Novel Tools for Analyzing Life Cycle Energy Use, Carbon Emissions, and Cost of Additive Manufacturing.” Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 2025; 9(7):214. DOI: 10.3390/jmmp9070214

[3] Oyedegi, O., Moore, A., Kamath, D., Busch, I., Curran, S., Henriksen, M., Jamieson, M., Fout, T., Webb, E., Langholtz, M., and Theiss, T., 2025. “Economic and environmental performance of biomass gasification for renewable natural gas production in the context of the U.S. natural gas supply.” Biomass and Bioenergy (2025) DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.107670 

[4] Wasti, S., Kamath, D., Armstrong, K.O., Clarkson, C., Tekinalp, H., Ozcan, S., & Vaidya, U., 2024. Life cycle assessment of coir fiber-reinforced composites for automotive applications. Journal of Cleaner Production (2024) DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144368

Others

[1] Cresko, J., Dollinger, C., et al. (including Kamath, D.), “Transformative Pathways for U.S. Industry: Unlocking American Innovation,” U.S. Department of Energy, 2024. Available: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/transformative-pathways-for-us-industry.pdf

[2] Kamath, D., “Prospective Life-Cycle Assessment of Second-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries and Uranium Extraction in the US.” Order No. 28262835, Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University, 2020.

[3] Curran, S., Langholtz, M., Busch, I., Kamath, D., Oyedeji, O., and Theiss, T., “Analyzing the Best Uses of Biomass for Energy-Sector Decarbonization via an Integrated Carbon Management Approach”: ORNL Review, Fall 2022 issue, Research Insights article.